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From: Geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org>
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Subject: Re: Finding the location of a photo [Was: HEIC files, why not ?]
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:27:08 +1300
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On 10/03/2025 1:12 am, David wrote:
> On 09/03/2025 10:56, Geoff wrote:
>> On 8/03/2025 11:40 pm, David wrote:
>>> On 08/03/2025 10:36, Geoff wrote:
>>>> On 8/03/2025 8:40 am, David wrote:
>>>>> On 07/03/2025 10:22, Geoff wrote:
>>>>>> On 7/03/2025 8:23 pm, David wrote:
>>>>>>> On 07/03/2025 04:11, Geoff wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 7/03/2025 12:33 pm, David wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 06/03/2025 22:18, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-03-06 21:34, David wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/03/2025 17:33, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-03-06 15:00, David wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/03/2025 13:05, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-03-06 13:40, David wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17/01/2025 13:47, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [....]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carlos, Hi! 🙂
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can you tell the geographic location of where this image 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was captured?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://i.ibb.co/B2YnGwDv/IMG-3223.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please advise.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. This is thread hijack. Start a new thread of your own 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and post the question.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <SHRUG>  I deliberately hid my post here - out of general 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sight - just
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in case you CAN see the location!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> No offence was intended.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Of course I can see the location, but there is something not 
>>>>>>>>>>>> honest about your question, if you are trying to hide in 
>>>>>>>>>>>> this way.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So where WAS the photograph taken?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> How can you see?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sorry, I'm not going to continue. Too weird.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You claimed ... "Of course I can see the location!"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But NOW you cannot support that claim.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Too weird!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> GPS co-ordinates. He can, I can, and iPhone 14 Pro FWIW.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A big deal or something ? EXIF data standard in many app.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's a big deal to me! I took the photograph but I cannot see the 
>>>>>>> GPS coordinates!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Where should I look on my Apple iMac running macOS Ventura?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PLUS
>>>>>>> ****
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How can I remove the GPS data before posting a photograph?
>>>>>>> A new thread might well be appropriate for this if you will help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lat North 50, 38' 4.280000"
>>>>>> Long West 3, 18' 55.140000"
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this EXACTLY right?
>>>>>
>>>>> Or just nearly right?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Geoff. :-D
>>>>
>>>> It's exactly what the EXIF data shows. I guess it depends on your 
>>>> iPhone's GPS accuracy.
>>>
>>> Can you show me that position on a map?
>>>
>>
>> I could. But FFS figure it out yourself. If you can't just plug it 
>> into google.
> 
> OK - thanks for helping.
> 
> Did you LIKE the image?

Not particularly.

Don't like Apple. Don't like cats.

The perspective is a bit weird, and the screen on the RHS is 'burned' 
out. The wood-grain is nice. The mouse and Post-Its are messy.

But whatever gets you through the night ....

-- 
geoff